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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

20 - 25 Feb P & C Meeting - 7pm Bushcare

27 Feb 03 Mar

Open Night 6:30 - 8:00pm Yr 12 English Advance Task 2

Neighbourhood Aid Bushcare

6 - 10 Mar Neighbourhood Aid Selective School Test - Hall

The next three week for your diary TERM 1 WEEK 3 2017

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

It was wonderful to see so many Year 7 parents come to our Teams night yesterday. The relationships that are formed between the boys, the Team teachers and parents support the success of the boys for their entire time at high school. It is always a nice way to start Year 7 with the evening and dinner afterwards. So many parents commented on the lovely community atmosphere of the evening. Our annual Open Night is on next Monday 27th February. It would be great if you could encourage any friends, family or neighbours to come along and see what the school has to offer their sons. As with previous years many of the boys will be asked to come along and lead activities on the evening. This is a great leadership opportunity for all those involved that they really enjoy. If your son is going to be asked to attend a permission note will come home next week. Safe Drop off at School We encourage parents who drive their sons to school to make sure that they are dropped of safely. The front courtyard on Liverpool Road is reserved for boys with disability permits. The best place to drop your son off is at a short distance from school in one of the back streets.

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YEAR 7 EVENING

2017 is going to be an exciting year for Music at ABHS.

We will have four ensembles running this year: Stage Band, Concert Band, The Drumming Ensemble and a Training Band. The Stage Band is for experienced players and is conducted by one of Sydney's finest jazz musicians, guitarist Carl Morgan. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 3.10 to 4.10. The Concert Band and Training Band will be conducted this year by myself, Ian Pieterse. I have been a professional musician in Sydney for over 20 years and a newly appointed Music staff member at ABHS. Rehearsals for Concert Band are on Thursday from 2.30 to 4.00p.m. Training Band rehearsals will be on Tuesday mornings from 8. 00a.m to 8.45.am.

We have a new drum tutor this year, Ben Kidson, one of Sydney's finest professional drummers.

He will be tutoring on drum kit and percussion, and conducting The Drumming Ensemble. Ben

has conducted drumming ensembles across Australia and has an amazing knowledge

of rhythms from across the globe. The drumming ensemble will be held on Tuesday afternoon

3.10 -4.10. These ensembles are open to all students and you do not need any experience to be

involved. If your child is interested in any of the ensembles or would like to be tutored in brass,

woodwind, percussion or guitar, please ask him to see Mr Pieterse in the CAPA staffroom to get

a note. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ian Pieterse on extension

113 or email me at Ian.ianpieterse1@det.nsw.edu.au

FOUR ENSEMBLES

Ian Pieterse

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$$$$ EARNING MONEY $$$$ To begin the Year 9 Mathematics topic of Earning Money, students first worked in groups to brainstorm the concepts involved in earning money. Students then placed their collective results in a mindmap on the board. After further discussion and terms explained, students completed a cut and paste activity of definitions and terminology. Mathematics class 9MAG

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Year 7 start the Visual Arts course learning all the basic skills required to become budding young artists. This week, students learned about the colour wheel and how to mix and match colours in an effective manner. This will lay a strong foundation for all future art making and design practice. “Today we learned how to mix primary colours into secondary colours. We understood complementary, cool and warm colours. We had a lot of fun and this will help us with all painting in the future.” Dylan Mazzucco and Oliver Harding (Year 7)

YEAR 7 VISUAL ARTS

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A week ago our athletics superstar Nicholas Beekwilder competed at NSW Junior and Youth Athletics Championship. The competition was held at Olympic Park and Nicholas finished 2nd in javelin with a solid throw of 45.51m. This championship preceded the Little Athletics Regional Athletics Competition which was held at Sylvania Waters, where Nicholas captured the second place with a brilliant throw of 51.50m. Nicholas is now aiming to go a step further at Australian Junior Athletics Championship later next month. The perfect javelin throw requires the athlete to release the javelin with maximum speed at ideal flying angle. "My training goal over the next couple of weeks is to incorporate resistance - band explosive movement exercises into my training routine, simulating the real javelin throw"- reflected Nicholas on his short term training plan. PDHPE Faculty - hard work always pays off!

NEW YEAR BRINGS PRETTY MUCH NOTHING NEW

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2017 ANNUAL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Age Champions 12 Christian Mangan (Arabana)

13 Connor Anagnostopoulos (Arabana)

14 Zahid Abibi (Darawal)

15 Nirantar Subba (Warramunga)

16 Ahmad Al-Hassan (Arabana)

17 Galen Banfield (Arabana)

18 Samuel Semisi (Koorawatha)

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Ms Durand

House Championship

Arabana 417

Darawal 255

Koorawatha 354

Warramunga 325

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2017 GRADE/RECREATIONAL WINTER SPORT

This note is a description of the sport selections available for 2017 Winter Sport. It is compulsory for every student in Years 7-10 to participate in sport on Wednesday afternoon. For senior students (Years 11 and 12) Grade sport is optional. If any Year 11 or Year 12 student makes a Grade team, he is expected to be fully committed to his team throughout the entire winter season. The Winter sport selection will take place in (Week 4, TERM 1). If your son is absent for sport selection, he is responsible for contacting Mr. Calic (in PDHPE staffroom) by the end of Week 4. Failure to comply with this instruction will result in a pre-allocated sport selection. The trials for all Grade Winter sports will be held on 8th, 15th and 22nd March 2017. All Recreational sports start on 8th March. The list of sports and estimated cost for the season is indicated in the tables below:

Badminton 1st/2nds $25 Badminton Olympic Park $50

Badminton U15’s $25 Volleyball Olympic Park $50

Hockey 1st $90 Table Tennis Olympic Park $50

Hockey U15’s $90 Futsal Olympic Park $50

Rugby 1st $35 Basketball Years 7-8 $15

Rugby U15’s $35 Basketball Years 9-10 $15

Rugby U14’s $35 Power Walking $15

Rugby U13’s $35 Multi-Sport 7-8 $15

Football 1st /2nds $45 Power Yoga for Strength and Flexibility

$15

Football U15’s $45 Outdoor Fitness $15

Football U14’a $45 Swimming/ Mind Games $15 + $2.50 visit

Football U13’s $45 Theatre Sports $70

Table Tennis 1st /2nds $25

Table Tennis U15’s & U14’s $25

Tennis 1st / 2nds $85

Tennis U15’s and U14’s $85

Lawn Bowls 1st/ 2nds $65

Lawn Bowls u15’s $65

Transport: All students who travel to sport using public transport MUST have a personal Opal Card with sufficient credit for the journey. A student’s School Opal Card will not operate for travel to sport.

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22nd February – Grade Sport Organisation - Semi Final Assembly

Point

Sport Venue Opposi-

tion

Coach Leave

class

at:

Assemble

and Sit

at:

Game

Time

A Basketball 1st ABHS Gym

BYE TBA

12:34

13:45

A Basketball 2nd TBA

TBA Dobrowolski

TBA

TBA

13:00

B Basketball U15’s ABHS Gym

BYE

TBA

13:45

B Basketball U14’s TBA

TBA

Tyler

TBA

TBA

13:00

D Cricket Open

2nds Ashfield

Park

BYE Carrington

Surman

12:34

13:00

E Cricket U14’s Ashfield

Park

BYE Markou

Richardson

12:34

13:00

I Futsal 1st

TBA

BYE Phillips

TBA

TBA

13:30

I Futsal 2nds ABHS Outdoor

Basketball Court

BYE Chu

12:34

13:00

M Futsal U15’s A ABHS Outdoor

Basketball Court

BYE Chu

12:34

14:30

M Futsal U15’s B

ABHS Outdoor

Basketball Court

BYE Chu

12:34

14:00

N Oztag 1st

TBA

TBA Chatwin

TBA

TBA

13:45

N Oztag 2nds

BYE Beretin

12:34

13:00

O Oztag U15’s A

TBA

TBA Burford TBA

TBA

13:45

O Oztag U15’s B

TBA

TBA Belle-Page TBA

TBA

13:00

P Volleyball 1st

ABHS

Canteen Area

BYE Lam

12:34

13:45

P Volleyball 2nds

ABHS Canteen Area

BYE Lam

11:23

13:00

Start Finish

Z

Sick or

Injured With Note

F5 Prasad Assemble at 12:30 12:34 2:31

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RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 21

Assembly

Point Sport Venue Coach

Assemble

and Sit in

Year 7 quad

at:

Start

Time

Finish

Time

1 Badminton OP Olympic Park Hathi 12:05 13:00 2:31

2 Volleyball OP Olympic Park

Sports Hall Zhang

12:05 13:00 2:31

3 Futsal OP Olympic Park Sports Centre

Tenefrancia

12:05 13:00 2:31

4 Table Tennis OP Olympic Park

Sports Hall Yoon

12:05 13:00 2:31

14 Football (Soccer)

TBA Mahmud

12:34 12:34 2:31

5 Power Walk Ashfield Local

Area Jones TBA

12:34 12:34 2:31

8 Multi-Sport Centenary

Park Li Pieterse

12:34 12:34 2:31

6 Power Yoga F2/F3 Marks

12:34 12:34 2:31

15 Outdoor Fitness Ashfield Park Pool Zubac

12:34 12:34 2:31

13 Basketball Years

9-10 Centenary

Park Fasan Jovicic

12:34 12:34 2:31

7 Swimming G 10 or area next to primary school

Curran

12:34 12:34 2:31

10 Table Tennis

ABHS ABHS Hall/

Year 7 Quad Smit

12:34 12:34 2:31

12 Theatre Sport D9 Whitting

12:34 12:34 2:31

Z Sick or injured

With Note F6 Prasad

12:34 12:34 2:31

Futsal – Olympic Park Sports Centre booking

times:

8,15, 22 February (Court 2)

1 March (Court 1) 22 March (Court 2)

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports Hall booking

times:

8,15, 22 February

1, 8, 15 March

Volleyball - Olympic Park Sports Hall booking

times:

8,15, 22 February 1, 8, 15 March

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball

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